nix
1to veto; refuse to agree to; prohibit: The VP of Publishing nixed the project.
Archaic. (used as an exclamation, especially of warning): Nix, the cops!
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Other definitions for nix (2 of 2)
(in Germanic folklore) a water spirit that draws its victims into its underwater home.
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How to use nix in a sentence
Atom is riding a new wave of investor enthusiasm best exemplified by Robinhood, the app-based brokerage beloved by millennials that helped pioneer nixing stock trading fees.
Atom looks to capitalize on the stock market craze with a new analytics subscription | rhhackettfortune | October 6, 2020 | FortuneWhen Bush’s Constellation program was nixed, it was still in a very early stage of development, marred by many technical and logistical problems.
We need to shield the US space program from election cycle chaos | Neel Patel | October 5, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewRepublican state legislators have nixed the state’s old straight-ticket option, after 2018’s Democratic surge led to massive down-ballot wins in urban counties.
The Western States Petroleum Association, the industry trade group representing major companies like Chevron, pressed to nix the spill prohibition altogether and just preserve the longtime practice of containment.
Oil Companies Are Profiting From Illegal Spills. And California Lets Them. | by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun, and Lylla Younes, ProPublica | September 18, 2020 | ProPublicaHowever, these effects were nixed in mice without a particular neuronal cell type—NPY cells—that partially form those phone lines between acupuncture and effect, suggesting that they’re necessary for acupuncture’s anti-inflammatory effects.
We Need New, Safer Ways to Treat Pain. Could Electroacupuncture Be One? | Shelly Fan | August 18, 2020 | Singularity Hub
nix a couple of soybean subsidies and we could have avoided war and just bought the damn country.
Up to a Point: P.J. O’Rourke on SOTU, the Super Bowl and Nukes | P. J. O’Rourke | January 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Pollock-Krasner Authentication Board continued to nix Red, Black and Silver, until they disbanded in 1996.
Red, Black, and Silver’ Just May Be Jackson Pollock’s Last Painting | Anthony Haden-Guest | January 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut he did nix weekend hours, which still has some folks concerned.
After nearly three hours of abuse, Ogborn was forced by the man on the phone to perform oral sex on nix.
After that, nix was permitted by the cop to leave and find someone to replace him.
I wanted the old gent to start me up in it, but he said, 'nix come arouse.'
Wayside Courtships | Hamlin GarlandIt is related that a man, who once saw a nix on the shore of the March busy at his work, threw a rosary upon it.
The Science of Fairy Tales | Edwin Sidney Hartland"nix for the bungalow," he replied, using a slang word that had become immensely popular.
The "Genius" | Theodore DreiserIf this is not so, why then, 'nix cum arous; but if it is so, then could you not make a mark with him for me for U. S. Senator?
Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) | William H. Herndon"nix on sitting up to hear the chimes," he confided to the family at breakfast the morning after the Spelling Match.
Ethel Morton at Chautauqua | Mabell S. C. Smith
British Dictionary definitions for nix (1 of 2)
/ (nɪks) US and Canadian informal /
another word for no 1 (def. 1)
be careful! watch out!
a rejection or refusal
nothing at all
(tr) to veto, deny, reject, or forbid (plans, suggestions, etc)
Origin of nix
1British Dictionary definitions for nix (2 of 2)
/ (nɪks) /
German myth a male water sprite, usually unfriendly to humans
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